The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office sent out an alert Tuesday about a “large” cat sighting in northwest Bexar County. BCSO said the feline was seen in a greenbelt near the 10400 block of Foxen Way, a neighborhood off Highway 16 north of Helotes. So, we pulled information from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to learn about the big cats native to South Texas.

A bat tested positive for rabies in San Marcos last week, according to a press release.

The San Antonio Zoo is offering discounted admission for locals on Sunday.

The San Antonio Zoo officially opened its Naylor Savanna which features the largest habitat in zoo history. The habitat features three male giraffes, zebras, ostriches and rhinos.

The San Antonio Zoo is offering discounted admission for locals on Tuesday.

Comal County Animal Control officials urge the public to avoid contact with wildlife after two cats tested positive for rabies.

September isn’t just marked by meteorological fall or Labor Day, it’s also when an array of state laws goes into effect.

A sick kitten that later tested positive for rabies bit a resident in Kerr County over the weekend, according to the county’s animal services department.

The San Antonio Zoo is offering $8 admission tickets on Monday for Bexar County residents.

For National Zookeeper Week, KSAT visited the staff at the San Antonio Zoo who say they are passionate about the health and happiness of animals.

In the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas.

Nearly 40 alligators from the South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary were removed as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Gulf of Mexico.

Texans may have noticed some “lovesick tarantulas” sightings this summer.

Deer, ducks, geese, and squirrels are nature’s lovely creatures, and you may want to feed their cute little faces. But the City of New Braunfels is reminding people not to feed the wildlife, and there’s a good reason for it.

Several counties surrounding Bexar County appear to be experiencing bumps in the number of rabies cases, though a state veterinarian says it’s not enough to qualify as a spike.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking residents to clean bird feeders and baths due to an infectious disease spreading across the state.

Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Inc., a local nonprofit organization that rescues and rehabilitates native Texas wildlife, is seeking donations to support its mission.

Kerr County officials confirmed a fourth case of rabies in just two weeks.

Authorities are investigating after a rare whooping crane, which hatched at the Dallas Zoo last year, was shot and killed in Louisiana.

Authorities in North Texas are investigating after coyotes recently bit three children at a park in Arlington.

Have you been looking for a sign to visit the San Antonio Zoo? Well, the zoo is celebrating National Hippo Day, and there’s a special deal for locals.

The San Antonio Zoo is welcoming the return of flying foxes — an endangered species that hasn’t been at the zoo since the 1980s.

Massive eels. Adorable baby meerkats. Nosey wildhogs. Texas had an interesting year when it came to stories about animals and wildlife.

Migrant whooping cranes are completing their 2,500-mile journey from Canada and arriving on the Texas coast.

Hunters in Texas should expect to see improved harvests and opportunities when the season opens due to better habitat conditions.

A fatal neurological disease among deer was detected in a 1-year-old buck in Medina County.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is delisting the San Marcos gambusia and 20 other species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction.

An attack by a grizzly bear has left two people dead in a national park in western Canada, and the bear was later killed by park rangers, officials said.

A bear that was seen roaming Uvalde last week has been safely captured, according to officials.

A couple in the Rio Grande Valley was arrested this week after attempting to sell a jaguar cub, federal officials said.

The San Antonio River Authority is opening a 74-acre park in West Bexar County and a 351-acre park in South Bexar County just in time for fall outings.

A Girl Scout troop’s trip to a Southeast Texas lake over the weekend turned into a terrifying encounter when they spotted an alligator swimming toward them.

A fatal neurological disease among deer has been detected in the Hill Country ahead of the fall hunting season.

The San Antonio Zoo announced the hatchings of nearly 50 Oklahoma Cave Crayfish, “one of the rarest crayfish species in North America.”

Under its “Our Texas, Our Future” campaign, the films bring attention to the work various organizations are doing in Texas to protect wildlife habitats, save endangered animal species and showcase the beauty of Texas.

A rare secretary bird hatched at the San Antonio Zoo for the first time in more than 15 years.

When Tom Howe visited Padre Island last week, he didn’t expect to see a badger in broad daylight, much less on the beach hunting for crabs.

A Texas woman says she feels like “the luckiest person alive” after a snake fell out of the sky and landed on her and was then attacked by a hawk.

A 1,205-acre nature preserve with hiking and bird-watching opportunities is opening in the Hill Country.

With the summer heat wave in full swing in Southern California, a backyard pool is a tempting place to take a dip. Even for a bear.

Here at KSAT, we’ve been reporting on the effects on waterways due to the lack of rain.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is launching a new campaign to help educate the public about a fatal neurological disease among deer known as Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD.

An owl that’s currently found in South Texas is listed under the Endangered Species Act — again.

A bison gored and significantly injured an Arizona woman in Yellowstone National Park.

A fatal neurological disease known as “zombie deer disease” has been detected in more animals in Frio and Zavala counties, southwest of San Antonio.

A cute video from the Round Rock Fire Department shows firefighters rescuing even some of the smallest animals from a tight situation.

The Padre Island National Seashore says it recently received a “not-so-welcome visitor.” The invasive Australian Spotted Jellyfish, or Phyllorhiza punctata, was spotted on North Beach, PINS said.

The Honey Creek State Natural Area in Spring Branch has grown by 515 acres, thanks to a $25 million acquisition that protects the area amid the commercial and residential development boom.

Photos from KSAT viewers show they’ve been “splooting” just about anywhere they can get some reprieve as temperatures soar in the San Antonio area.

Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez just last month, and already the climate appears to be a problem — and he's only had to deal with the scorching heat of summer.

If you’ve noticed more snake sightings at the San Antonio River Walk or even in your neighborhood, it’s not uncommon for this time of year.

Federal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansas’ Marion County earlier this year.

A principal at a West Virginia elementary school had a little bear scare on Monday when the animal jumped out of a dumpster near campus.

An emaciated alligator that was found in a New York City lake and sent to the Bronx Zoo for recovery has died.

People who see young animals alone in the wild and assume they’re “abandoned” by their mothers should refrain from handling them.

Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn’t a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner.

Officials say a rescued juvenile dolphin that was airlifted from Texas to the Florida Keys about one year ago is thriving.

A little girl is being credited with saving a Giant Pacific octopus that was stranded on a Washington beach.

Mitchell Lake Audubon Center is excited to bring back Migratory Bird Fest as we celebrate spring migration with a free, family-friendly community festival. This annual event will take place on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

When the Atascosa County Animal Control responded to a call on Thursday morning, they were met with a toothy and scaly surprise.

People in a Southeast Side neighborhood are getting the word out about a group of wild hogs that are roaming the streets.

The deadly Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 has moved eastward in Texas and was detected for the first time in the Hill Country.

An alligator was found in a chilly New York City lake on Sunday, far from the subtropical and tropical climates where such creatures thrive.

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating the arrival of 17 lesser flamingo chicks — with more on the way.

Animal observing at a zoo or aquarium are popular activities for many, but some have decided to take it to a new level.

Jace Tunnell with the University of Texas Marine Science Institute found a “rare” monster-like fish on Mustang Island near Port Aransas. Tunnell, who is the reserve director for the institute, posted a video of a dead 4-foot-long American eel.

Dozens of volunteers used clippers and gloves while working together to clean a South Side wildlife site Saturday morning.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said two desert cottontail rabbits and one black-tailed jackrabbit in El Paso County tested positive for the disease.

Elmer the porcupine is apparently not afraid of big cats at the San Antonio Zoo. The zoo posted a video of Elmer visiting the lions on Wednesday on Facebook.

More than six dozen threatened manatees are currently in rehabilitation centers in Florida and elsewhere amid a chronic starvation problem caused by water pollution.

It’s not a record-setter for the lake or even the biggest red drum fish caught this month.

The Texas State Aquarium released nine loggerhead sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico after they were rehabilitated at its program in Corpus Christi.

The San Antonio Zoo has earned an excellence in animal welfare certificate from the American Humane organization.

A San Antonio bird rehabilitation organization is asking for the public’s help in searching for a bald eagle that escaped on Monday evening on the North Side.

Two orphaned cougar cubs that a rancher found in Washington have settled into a new home in Texas.

The aquarium decided to relocate its sea turtle operations to the nearby 26,000-square-foot Striker Building at the Port of Corpus Christi.

San Antonio Zoo has partnered with the Director of Wine Making at Kerrville Hills Winery, John Rivenburgh, to create Conservino, a wine that will help conservation efforts in wildlife.

Embark on a stunning visual journey, narrated by Mathew McConaughey, into the Lone Star state’s hidden natural wonders.

A college wrestler from a small Wyoming school helped his teammate survive a grizzly mauling over the weekend by trying to wrestle the massive bear off his friend, eventually drawing a more brutal attack to himself.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding state park visitors to leave no trace, including putting those rocks down.

Texas wildlife is still feeling the effects of the drought, and that will likely affect hunters this fall season, according to biologists.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking hunters, wildlife rehabilitators and the public, in general, to be cautious when handling birds to help reduce the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPIA.

Texas horned lizards that hatched at the San Antonio Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research this summer have been released into the wild.

Texas hunters should expect moderate conditions for white-tailed deer when the season kicks off this fall.

Authorities say a shark has attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas. Tuesday’s attack involved a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania and occurred at a popular snorkeling spot near Green Cay in the northern Bahamas, police spokeswoman Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told The Associated Press.

A North Texas man who typically witnesses quiet games of golf from his backyard caught a rare sight last week.

Researchers in the Rio Grande Valley discovered an invasive crayfish that can have a negative effect on native species and can also carry the crayfish plague.

A campground at Big Bend National Park is closed to the public due to increased bear activity.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may add containment and surveillance zones to stem the spread of chronic wasting disease, or “zombie deer disease,” in South-Central Texas.

Visitors of Big Bend National Park now have a new 3-mile loop trail to test their hiking skills on.

The U.S. Coast Guard seized 40 sharks that were caught illegally off the South Texas coast earlier this week.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife released its newest conservation license plate that features “one of the toughest birds around.”

An ailing manatee that was found and rehabilitated in Texas late last year is now in Florida after being flown from Texas on a cargo plane.

The Texas State Aquarium is caring for eight sick loggerhead sea turtles that were found stranded on Port Aransas beaches, and they’re among several others that were recently found dead or sick.

A lion formerly housed at the San Antonio Zoo fatally attacked a lioness at an Alabama zoo during an introduction earlier this week.

The Window Trail in the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park is closed to public use until further notice.

About 6,000 bees were recently removed from inside the walls of an Omaha couple's 100-year-old home.

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would deliver nearly $1.5 billion annually to fund state-level wildlife plans intended to help vulnerable species.

A 5-year-old Texas boy was hospitalized after he was bit by a copperhead snake while doing yardwork earlier this month.

The use and sale of the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle have been in the public eye after the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde late last month that left 21 people dead.